A NOTORIOUS armed robber identified as Justice Amadi, aka Italian, and his gang members have been declared wanted by the Rivers State Police command.
Punch reports that the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, in a statement on Friday said that Amadi and his gang members were declared wanted in connection with the killings of two policemen, among other heinous crimes.
According to the police, Amadi who hails from Omueke Isiokpo in the Ikwerre LGA of the state, was responsible for the kidnap of one Mrs. Chioma Ewor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
Justice Amadi alias Italian is a notorious armed robber and leader of a cult group whose gang is responsible for all the criminal activities in Ikwerre and its environs. He is dark in complexion, 5.6ft tall, in his mid 20s, speaks Ikwerre and English languages fluently.
Among the criminal activities carried out by Amadi and his gang members are as follows; the murder of two policemen on June 1, 2019. The policemen were ambushed at the Elele/Omerelu Road while responding to a distress call.
It was reported that the leader of the police team, DSP Yusuf Abdullahi of the Anti-Cultism Unit sustained life threatening gunshot wounds while a police sergeant was killed and his rifle taken.
However, the command appeals to any person with useful information that can lead to his arrest, to report to the nearest police station or call the following security phone numbers: 08032003514, 08028915462 and 08098880134.
Abeeb Alawiye formerly works with The ICIR as a Reporter/Social Media officer. Now work as a Senior Journalist with BBC News Yoruba. You can shoot him an email via [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @habsonfloww